mincen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mencen, myncy, myce, myse, mynce

Etymology

From Old English minsian (from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną) and Old French mincer (from Old French mince).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminsən/, /ˈmintʃən/

Verb

mincen

1. To mince; to cut up or slice up food into small pieces.
2. (figurative) To divide or partition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mincen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) mincen, mince
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	mince	minced
2nd-person singular	mincest	mincedest
3rd-person singular	minceth	minced
subjunctive singular	mince
imperative singular		—
plural1	mincen, mince	minceden, mincede
imperative plural	minceth, mince	—
participles	mincynge, mincende	minced, yminced

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mince
• Scots: minch (archaic)

References

• “mincen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-15.